Spazio Ilisso - Art Archives Museum is a

Sardinia Sardinia ( ; it, Sardegna, label=Italian, Corsican and Tabarchino ; sc, Sardigna , sdc, Sardhigna; french: Sardaigne; sdn, Saldigna; ca, Sardenya, label=Algherese and Catalan) is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after ...

n cultural promotion and enhancement center that integrates a museum with a permanent exhibition on 20th century and contemporary Sardinian sculpture, temporary exhibitions, digital archives and events. It's located in the historic center of

Nuoro Nuoro ( or less correctly ; sc, Nùgoro ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) in central-eastern Sardinia, Italy, situated on the slopes of the Monte Ortobene. It is the capital of the province of Nuoro. With a population of 36,347 (2011), ...

History

Spazio Ilisso opened to the public on the 14 of December 2019. Is located in the architectonic complex of the old Papandrea House, an

Art Deco Art Deco, short for the French ''Arts Décoratifs'', and sometimes just called Deco, is a style of visual arts, architecture, and product design, that first appeared in France in the 1910s (just before World War I), and flourished in the Unite ...

-style villa, adapted for the new function after a long and detailed philological restoration. This architectural complex contains an internal part for exhibitions and an external one, thanks to the presence of a courtyard already used for the placing of sculptures by Sardinian artists. Since December 2019 it has hosted a photo exhibition by Marianne Sin-Pfältzer, German photographer and designer of which the Ilisso publishing house, that manages the museum structure, manages the photographic archive,. and who has worked a lot in Sardinia, also spending the last years of her life in Nuoro. On one of its floors and in the internal courtyard it hosts, from 7 July 2021, a permanent exhibition on the most important Sardinian sculptors of the twentieth century.

Exposition

Permanent - ''Museum of 20th-century sculpture''

The permanent collection, inaugurated on 7 July 2021, is dedicated to 20th century Sardinian sculpture, and includes works by

Francesco Ciusa Francesco Ciusa (1883 in Nuoro – 1949 in Cagliari) was an Italian sculptor. Biography Born in the town of Nuoro, on the island of Sardinia in Italy, his father was an Ébéniste, or cabinet maker. He attended the Academy of Fine Arts in F ...

, Maria Lai, Salvatore Fancello,

Costantino Nivola Costantino (also known as Antine, in Sardinia, or Tino, in the US) Nivola (July 5, 1911 – May 6, 1988) was an Italian sculptor, architectural sculptor, muralist, designer, and teacher. Born in Sardinia, Nivola had already started his caree ...

, Eugenio Tavolara,

Pinuccio Sciola Pinuccio Sciola (15 March 1942 – 13 May 2016) was an Italian sculptor and muralist from San Sperate, Sardinia. His work has been mentioned as a major attraction of the nearby town of Assemini. His work has also been exhibited in Alghero ...

and Gavino Tilocca.

Temporary exhibitions

The temporary exhibitions are curated by the same Ilisso publishing house . * ''“Marianne Sin-Pfältzer - Paesaggi umani” (2019-2020)'' Monographic exhibition dedicated to the Ger,man photographer Marianne Sin-Pfältzer. * ''”Osserva le distanze - Esercita il pensiero”'' (2020) Exhibition in collaboration with the AIAP.

Digital Archives of Applied Arts and Historical Photography

Spazio Ilisso hosts the digital archives of Applied Art and Historical Photography, which collect photographs, films and documentaries on Sardinia with contributions from many photographers such as Marianne Sin-Pfältzer,

Max Leopold Wagner Max Leopold Wagner (17 September 1880, Munich – 9July 1962, Washington, D.C.) was a German philologist and ethnologist, particularly known for his studies on the Sardinian language. He also carried out pioneering research on the Spanish language ...

, Raffaele Ciceri, Antonio Ballero.

References

External links

* * {{coord missing, Italy Museums in Sardinia Nuoro